Since I finally decided to close my FNBO Direct account, I’ve been thinking a lot about the multitude of savings accounts that I’ve created over the last few years. Most of them are now idle, practically abandoned with only a penny, or maybe a dollar in them. Many of them I opened for some promotional [...]
Savings Account Simplification
Posted 28 February 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Banking, Savings | 1 Comment
Closing an FNBO Direct Account
Posted 27 February 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Banking | 1 Comment
Remember the days when banks were actually trying to compete for deposits by raising interest rates on savings accounts? Nope, I don’t either. I opened an account with FNBO Direct back when they were paying a glorious 6% on their online savings account. Those days have long past, and once their rate started plummeting, I [...]
10 Financial Podcasts You Should Subscribe To Now!
Posted 26 February 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Software | Leave a Comment
The following article is a guest post by Kris of Credit Card Compare. Sometimes it seems incredible to me that with the wealth of financial information out there, and all the forms in which it is available, that many people still can’t manage their money. With such a variety of television shows, radio shows, video [...]
Citi Adds $60 Annual Fee to Many Cards – Watch Your Mailbox
Posted 14 February 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Credit cards | 61 Comments
If you have a credit card from Citibank, keep an eye on your mailbox because Citi has recently implemented a $60 annual fee for many of their cards. Citibank – the same too-big-to-fail monstrosity – the same company that accepted taxpayer bailout money and subsequently jacked up interest rates across the board – yeah, that [...]
Sharebuilder – $50 Opening Bonus and 10 Free Automatic Trades
Posted 25 January 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Market | Comments Off
If you have been considering opening a Sharebuilder account, now looks like a pretty good time to do so. At present, you can earn a $50 account opening bonus by using the promotional code 50DOLLARS. Sharebuilder often runs offers like this, but the icing on the cake is that you can get 10 free trades [...]
Stop Buying Antivirus Software
Posted 18 January 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Software | Comments Off
Back in 2008 I wrote an article titled Save Money on Security Software – 5 Free Antivirus Programs Worth Using. That article is a bit dated now, mainly because of the release of a monumental free security program – a program so great that it has become an absolute “game changer” in the free antivirus [...]
Attacked By Vanguard
Posted 13 January 2010 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Mutual funds, Retirement | 5 Comments
I’m writing this out of pure disbelief. Back in November I received a threatening e-mail from someone in Vanguard’s legal department. I would gladly post the e-mail in its entirely, but they will probably sue me if I do since it contains a confidentiality statement. Nevertheless, I will describe enough of the e-mail so that [...]
